Filimena begins hacking away at the corpse of the Grell hoping to obtain a large enough chunk of it to throw on the trap.

What is this? A straight strength check?

14:36, Today: Filimena the Gentle rolled 15 using 1d20-1, rerolling ones with rolls of 16.  Hacking the Grell to bits strength check.
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"Well, that's the best lead we've got," Omaron says, turning and following the elf.

Raszire moves to assist Filimens, "Allow me." Raszire takes hold of the Grell and begins dragging it where needed.

Filimena pouts. I was fine doing it myself, thanks, she thinks. But no, the dragonborn is right. It’s probably quicker if he does it. Stepping back, she motions at the dead Grell as if to say, be my guest.

OOC: I realise belatedly that Raszire probably means to assist Filimena and not drag the Grell all by himself, but I guess it’s also in Filimena’s character to misunderstand, so I’m just going to leave it. Raszire can probably handle it, right? Big and strong. Haha.
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Alright to speed things up ...

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Between the efforts of the group, the pit trap is sprung, Jor'en mentions the trap requires a certain amount of weight to activate probably to keep someone from running off with whatever had been in the room beyond. When the plate activates a series of spring loaded spears extend and retract from the walls at various heights, some sort of illusion magics kept the spear holes hidden.


The room beyond is empty ... nothing here save cobwebs and dust. No footprints anywhere save those the group brings with them.

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"Another dead-end" thinks Marik. He tries to find consolation that for once, things were exactly as they looked and no trickery was involved, but can't.

"We...We should check back the entry" says Marik, getting out the map and starting to draw for all to see. "There's a tunnel here that appear to lead that way, but it could also lead into another of those sleeping room. Hopefully one that was inhabited this time, if they took the effort of digging there..." He lift the head, listening for their reactions.
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Jor'en chews on his lip for a moment as he looks over Marik's map, "So how many hobgoblins have you seen? Omaron and I encountered them near the entry."

" Only the three that took you. We killed two and the last one retreated north...I thought he would come here...the tracks pointed toward this room. I guided you to cut off his retreat...Maybe they really went outside.... I didn't thought they would risk it...The frost...The [Language unknown: paomna]...it makes no sense. They have the advantage here. They know the settlement and the tunnels. Why risk being...eaten?"

Filimena curses under her breath and begins to pace back and forth, frustrated at their utter lack of progress. Where in all the planes of existence could those blasted children be? And what of Algabassadur? Her patron who never shut up, now utterly silent. Coming to an abrupt pause, she looks to the elf and the human. "The tunnel," she says. "Let's go." She marches off, motioning to the big cat with her head.

"Yes, let's proceed to this tunnel," Omaron rumbles, a small cough burring his voice. "Though we may need to take a rest soon. The spirits are very quiet, requiring me to focus my mind again."

Passing through familiar spaces, the group finds itself at a t-between two room.

To the west is a small room filled with broken stone and smaller debris from the tunnel.  A wooden lever juts from and iron plate set into the far west wall.

To the east you can make out half-made kegs, tables, bookshelves, and chests clutter the dark room.  Most of these unfinished works have been pushed against the outer walls, making room for four cots in the middle of the floor.  Two workbenches covered with carpenter’s tools flank the north exit.  A few rat bones litter the floor.

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FIlimena strides up to the lever in the room to the west and checks it for traps, perhaps not quite as carefully as she would if she were in a calmer mood. Finding nothing, she places her hand on the lever and looks to the rest of the party, tilting her head as if to say, so?

Rolled a 6 on perception of 3 on investigation, so doubt Filimena spotted any traps, unless they’re really obvious. I think she’s just going to pull the lever, so impatient is she at this point, unless anyone intervenes quickly.

As he see what appear to be another dead-end, Marik turn the head down on the map again and begin tracing a path with his finger to the attention of the others. He doesn't see Filimena going directly into the room and gesturing, focused as he is on the map.

"We need to go back to the entrance...this path should be the quickest."


OOC: Marik would probably intervene but I want to see the lever pulled :P

Pushing the lever, Filimena hears a distinct clicking sound from the other side of the western wall.

[Private to Filimena the Gentle: Echoing in your head comes "secrets _always ^another way _crafty ^dwarves"]


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"Well obviously. I could have told you that," Filimena says, rolling her eyes and seeming to glance up at a space just above her head. Then, realising she has spoken aloud, she clears her throat loudly, and looks back at the rest of the party, frowning. "Did you hear that click? We should head back to the room with the four doors."

Sassy Filimena is sassy.
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Expecting danger, Marik quickly look over the map as he hear the cliking sound. He see the halfling, her hands on a wall lever that was pulled.

Marik is about to object, what the hell was she thinking puling a unknown lever in a place so full of traps, but the words don't come. Instead, he stare a few second at Filimena, realizing the possible implication of that click.

"Hu..Yes...Yes. Let's go. Quick. " says the elf, signaling the panther to go forward. He take out his bow. Rani let out a small growl and advance quickly, sensing her master sudden change of mood from almost defeated to very curious.


OOC: Marik follow Filimena to the source of the clicking

Omaron chuckles as he follows the others to investigate the click.

Raszire simply shakes his head and follows along behind the others. They had been down hear in these abandoned rooms and halls for what had to be eight to ten hours and had found no trace of the children. Raszire was beginning to wonder if they were even here.

The group returns to the room surrounded by doors. It doesn't take the group long to find another one of those raised stone "buttons" which they've seen previously activate secret doors.

As the button is pushed, a door opens in the south end of the room revealing a dusty, cobweb-filled hall with a ten-foot-high ceiling and walls carved with frescoes depicting dour dwarves clad in chain shirts and helms, and brandishing hooked hammers. There are no obvious doors leading from the hall.

OOC: PC Map
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As they enter the hall, Marik put his hand in front of Filimena and the other to signal to stop.

"Wouldn't be the time for sloppy mistakes..." he says, as he study the floor and the walls for a moment.


OOC: As we enter the hall, Marik would like to take a moment to study the floor and walls, see if something would suggest the presence of a trap (raised stones, holes in the fresco,larger than usual gap between floor tiles). 

OOC: Marik rolled 20 for a Perception check.
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As Marik and Rani step into the hall they feel the floor shift slightly before catching on something - tilt trap is what crosses the elf's mind.  Marik spies a pair of "buttons" on the walls of the corridor - one to the west about 10ft down and one at the far end.

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"There..." says Marik as he point the floor "[Language unknown: Ousiouyin]...hum...I don't know the word...it's a floor that can move and make you fall. And there are two of those raised stone giving access to secret doors...here and here. This one should give access to the entry."

He then mutter a few words in Elven for the panther. The large cat take one of her paws and push with slightly more force on the tilting section of the floor. Marik want to see how far it goes and if they could safely cross by passing besides the trap or jumping over it.
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Marik and the big kitty cross over the trap floor without issue.

"Omaron or Raszire, can you get this one?" says the elf, pointing the "button" in the middle of the room, "I will check the entrance". Marik push the far end button.

A door at the end of the hall swings open and Marik sees the room filled with Dwarf masks which is at the entry to Jzadirune.

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